SATW News
Global Travel Awards Announced
SATW President Jane Wooldridge announced the creation of the Global Travel Awards (#GTMAawards) at TravMedia’s International Media Marketplace luncheon in New York. The prestigious awards will be presented by the Global Travel Media Allliance, comprised of SATW, the...
Ask The Experts: How To Combat Writer's Block
Writer’s block can even happen to the best of writers. A deadline is looming and the creative thoughts are just not coming the way that you would like. SATW members write for some of the most respected travel media outlets in the world so we “Ask the Experts”...
SATW Member Spotlight: Kerrick James
SATW member Kerrick James is a travel journalist and photographer with more than 200 publications under his belt. As the 2020 Muster Award Photographer of the Year, Kerrick is one of the most recognized and respected photographers in the travel industry. An SATW...
Follow The 2019 Convention on Social Media
Follow the SATW 2019 convention (October 20-24) on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) as we discover the surprises in our host city of El Paso, Texas. Join 300 travel journalists, photographers, editors, destination representatives, broadcasters, bloggers and...
El Paso With A New Perspective
By Chez Chesak My father was a Texan. He despised our New England winters, said y’all regularly, and the first thing he did when he moved into one of his (many) new apartments scattered throughout central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire was hang a giant Texas...
SATW Freelance Council Explores Columbus, Ohio
Members of the SATW Freelance Council recently spent time in Columbus, Ohio for their meeting hosted by Experience Columbus. As is usual with SATW meetings of travel writers and photographers, members wasted no time exploring the city for story ideas, networking with...
So Much Awaits in El Paso For The SATW 2019 Annual Convention
SATW is excited to head to El Paso, Texas for its Annual Convention taking place October 20-24, 2019. El Paso is a city with more than 400-years of history, some of the most unique arts and food creations in the United States and the city averages more than 300 days...
SATW Joins The Travel Industry In Remembering Stuart Newman
Written by Bob Jenkins Stuart Newman, an SATW colleague said, belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of P.R. pros. Newwman, a Society member since 1960 and a Marco Polo member, passed away March 24 at the age of 96. Praise for his professionalism and generosity has poured in...
SATW Branding Gets A New Look
By Barbara Ramsay Orr, SATW Past President There comes a time when everyone needs a make-over. Times change, styles shift, the ‘same old-same old’ gets tired. Those are some of the issues that the board considered when moving forward with a refresh of the SATW brand...
President's Message
Greetings SATW members, It’s been a busy winter for SATW, full of changes and challenges, opportunities and new horizons. And, of course, we’ve got a brand new website to tout — more on that in a minute. Meanwhile, here’s a recap of what has transpired over the last...